Drew Ryan

Anyone who is interested in spatial AI, robotics, or brain science should definitely check out The Thousand Brains Project @1000brainsproj They are developing a new type of AI framework based on theories of how the neocortex works. Intelligence is modeled as a network of thousands of cortical columns/modules which work together to process sensory-motor information. Under this approach, movement information is integrated with sensory features to create structured representations of objects/entities and their behaviors (motor action outputs are also being developed). The project is open source with all documentation, code, and research meetings available. Website: thousandbrains.org

@EricLDaugh Taking away the rights of citizens to choose what foods they want to eat is not a victory. We need limited government.

🚨 BREAKING — FLORIDA MAHA WIN IN COURT: The 11th circuit has just UPHELD the state’s ban on lab-grown meat, defeating a Gavin Newsom’s California-based company HUGE victory! In Florida, you have to sell the REAL stuff ☀️ Vindication for Wilton Simpson, the Agriculture Commissioner who spearheaded this bill all the way to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk: “Another win for Real Food - another loss for Frankenmeat. Today’s ruling to uphold Florida’s ban on lab-grown ‘meat’ is a huge win for the state and for our consumers.” “Lab-grown ‘meat’ is not proven to be safe enough for consumers, and it is being pushed by a liberal agenda to shut down farms. Food security is a matter of national security.” “As Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, I will fight every day to protect a safe, affordable, and abundant food supply.” @WiltonSimpson

@drterdal @AGJamesUthmeier @GovRonDeSantis Exactly, this is government overreach.

@AGJamesUthmeier @GovRonDeSantis Let Florida be free! If someone wants to buy lab-grown meat, let 'em. Government should not arbitrarily get between business and willing consumer.

In 2024, @GovRonDeSantis signed legislation to keep lab-grown meat out of Florida. Today, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a Berkeley, CA-based corporation’s challenge to our law. Thank you, Chief Deputy SG Jason Muehlhoff, for arguing this case on behalf of Florida!

@LeadingReport More government overreach, I should have the right to choose what I eat.

BREAKING: 11th circuit has just upheld Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat.

New paper! Deep-learning-assisted simulation of a cortical circuit: integrating anatomy, physiology and function biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… It comes with a new major model release from @AllenInstitute. Find models and code here: github.com/AllenInstitute… 🧵 1/13

Yann LeCun and his team dropped yet another paper! "V-JEPA 2.1: Unlocking Dense Features in Video Self-Supervised Learning" In this V-JEPA upgrade, they showed that if you make a video model predict every patch, not just the masked ones AND at multiple layers, they are able to turn vague scene understanding into dense + temporal stable features that actually understands "what is where". This key insight drove improvements in segmentation, depth, anticipation, and even robot planning.

The biggest barrier for AI applications in Africa isn't model complexity -- it's the scarcity of data for the 2000+ spoken languages there. We just released WAXAL. This open-access dataset delivers 2,400+ hours of high-quality speech data for 27 Sub-Saharan African languages, serving 100M+ speakers. Crucially, this community-rooted effort — led by African organizations — changes the roadmap for truly inclusive voice AI. Learn more and check out the WAXAL dataset here: goo.gle/4cxNHae

The hippocampus does more than just map space; it actively predicts future rewards by learning state transitions within the world. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Brain Mapping: Redefining borders in the sensorimotor cortex 🔗 elifesciences.org/articles/11036…

@RandyGoat @RepThomasMassie Yes, he and Paul are the only fiscal conservatives left in the party.

Would you vote for @RepThomasMassie for president in 2028 if he ran as an independent?

@LucyRiles @RepThomasMassie Massie and Paul represent the last bastion of fiscal conservatism in the republican party.

3 time Trump voter and lifetime Republican here.. And I wholeheartedly support Thomas Massie and wish our entire Congress was full of brave patriots like @RepThomasMassie 🙏🇺🇸 we never changed.. Trump did. America First🇺🇸 Thank you for your attention to this matter.

@JeffJeff8286 @MattH_4America Good idea, would be great if there was a app that everyone could use to do this.

@MattH_4America I am going to try to create a personal voting guide with AI. I’ll create my own criteria and vote according to the outcomes. Hoping to reduce my biases.

Can someone please explain to me what I'm supposed to "vote for" this fall? Honest question

🧵 1/10 How does the cerebellum learn precise timing? David DiGregorio showed how molecular diversity at synapses creates a "temporal basis set." A single sensory event (air puff) gets smeared into a cascade of delayed signals, like a neural sequencer. Static when into sequence.

🧠Xavier presents his exciting work on how Thousand Brains systems, like Monty, could scale on modern hardware. Comparing GPUs, CPUs, and processing-in-memory chips, he tests how scaling to thousands of learning modules affects performance. Link in thread⬇️

🧠 Jeff Hawkins summarizes our research meeting, where we discussed representations in the superior colliculus and the role it plays in motor function. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/i4ILVYGurBs

🧠 Jeff Hawkins summarizes a recent research meeting where we discussed the hippocampal complex and its relationship to the neocortex.

Hippocampal maps: local detail, global access!🧠✨ Using longitudinal #calciumimaging & geometry-regularized autoencoders, @sunw37 & colleagues show that CA1 population codes form small-world networks, enabling efficient search across space and time 👏👏👏 biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

There is a key takeaway from Discord’s “Please don’t be mad at us” press release: The UK, Australia, Brazil, Europe, and *multiple* US states are pressuring Discord into mandatory ID verification. Their hand is forced. In some cases like the UK and Australia, they don’t even have the options to estimate your age. They MUST get the IDs. You need to pay attention to this. There is a global concerted effort to force mandatory ID verification and deanonymize the Internet. This is all packaged under the guise of child safety or national security for moral cover, but what it really is is a complete control over all narrative and the ability to censor, deplatform, silence, and even legally or physically harm people who speak out against the powers that be. It’s important to note that this is a non-partisan issue. This affects everyone, regardless of political affiliation. Whether you want to tell edgy jokes online or whether you want to protest ICE, these laws put you in danger. This is and must remain a UNITING issue for all people. You must make your voices heard and reject the big surveillance narrative and the panopticon-ization of society. Every time a law tries to pass, you must vote against. Every time a politician tries to run on this frankly evil rhetoric, you must vocalize your objection. You must chimp out about this. If the chimp is strong enough, it slows it down. Privacy is your most important asset, especially in the age of AI and surveillance. It’s your right to speak freely, whether you want to call Trump a moron or whether you want to say secure the border. It’s important that you are protected and free to do so. Reject mandated ID verification. Use other platforms if forced, keep resisting as long as possible.

Jeff Hawkins and @vkakerbeck answer "How Can the Wide Variety of Cognitive Functions All Be Achieved With One Algorithm?" Watch the full “Meet Monty 2026: Reverse Engineering Intelligence” webinar and Q&A here: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

A fully built 1 GW data center complex generates about $31.8M per year in state taxes and $61.5M per year in local taxes from data center operations alone. Also it creates roughly 430 direct jobs at the facility itself, plus many more indirect and construction-phase jobs. consumerenergyalliance.org/cms/wp-content…